Student organization hosts virtual tech workshops for the community
Ways of life have changed due to COVID-19. We remain at home to flatten the curve. We’ve made education and work possible through technology. And we’re mentally adapting to a different pace in life. As we embrace the change, more resources are available online, making...
My internship at General Electric Aviation
Name: Mariana Ontiveros Hometown: Weston, Florida What is your major? Mechanical engineering Where did you intern? What did you do there? General Electric Aviation in Norwich, New York. My position was as an engineering intern in the new product development sector....
Keep video conferences safe from ‘Zoom-bombers’
As the coronavirus forces the world to find new ways to carry on business as usual during safe-at-home executive orders, hackers too have a new pastime: “Zoom-bombing.” Making headlines across the globe in the last weeks, Zoom-bombing has millions of Zoomers (Zoom...
FIU team captures top national honors in blockchain competition
Using a unique FIU Business-built blockchain, a multi-disciplinary team of FIU students captured first place in the Association for Information System’s national 2020 AIS Student Chapter Blockchain Challenge. The national first-place victory, announced March 28, is a...
Cybersecurity tips for remote working
Companies worldwide have instructed employees to work from home in order to practice social distancing and reduce the spread of COVID-19. Packing up an office and installing it at home can be stressful when trying to remain connected to networks, servers and emails...
FIU Insights video: Cybersecurity during a pandemic
In a video conversation, FIU experts discuss cybersecurity at FIU—and around the world—during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more at FIU News.
FIU 3D-printing face shields for healthcare workers at Baptist Health
In response to the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers treating patients during the coronavirus pandemic, Florida International University (FIU) and Baptist Health South Florida are partnering to 3D-print reusable face shields. The first...
Virtual reality project offers 21st-century skills to first-year experience students
FIU’s First-Year Experience course, designed to teach students life skills and prepare them for professional success, is providing learners with a new collaboration opportunity in virtual reality. COMMUNITY is a virtual reality-based experience produced in...
Ph.D. student blazing a trail for female engineers
Armana S. Huq, a doctoral student in civil and transportation engineering at FIU and assistant professor at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), knows what it’s like to be a woman in the male-dominated field of engineering. According to the...
Got my first job! Working as an engineering program manager
In this series, grads share their journey to landing that first job out of college. After years of studying and working toward a degree, these Panthers’ hard work paid off. Now they’re paying it forward by letting you know how they did it. Name: Marcos A. Rodriguez...
Dean Volakis Receives 2020 URSI Booker Gold Medal Award
Congratulations to John Volakis, dean of the College of Engineering & Computing, for becoming a URSI Fellow and receiving the 2020 URSI Booker Gold Medal Award for his citation, “Seminal contributions to electromagnetics, including small, ultra-wideband and...
Researchers create new electric vehicle battery
Researchers in the College of Engineering & Computing have strapped themselves into the driver’s seat and entered the fast-evolving world of electric vehicle batteries. Professor Bilal El-Zahab and his team have a patent pending on a high-density lithium model...